Heavenly Dao Engine-Chapter 114 - 0124 Li Xue Fears Tragedy (Recommendation

Chapter 114 -0124: Li Xue Fears Tragedy (Recommendation Votes Exceed a Thousand, Extra Chapter Added)

Chapter 114 -0124: Li Xue Fears Tragedy (Recommendation Votes Exceed a Thousand, Extra Chapter Added)

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With the spirit stones available, everything else became easy. The peach wood fish scale array used by Wang Haiyan and the others was not as cumbersome to install or dismantle, on the contrary, it was quite simple. This was why Wang Haiyan liked carrying such an array. However, the drawback of this array was also very apparent—it was expensive. Compared to those equally ranked arrays, which are burdensome to dismantle, this peach wood fish scale array was considerably costlier.

In less than ten minutes, the peach wood fish scale array had replaced the spirit stones and had been reinstalled. When the array was activated, a protective shield appeared and the runes flowed on the surface of the shield. A few demonic birds appeared in the distant sky, and after a little while, underneath these demonic birds, cultivators could be seen riding on red-eyed demon wolves, approaching them continuously.

Qi Tian counted the number of people. Including the demonic bird rider they identified earlier, there were a total of seven people on the other side, amongst whom five were demonic bird riders, and two were on the ground.

Qi Tian’s expression became extremely serious. The enemy had five demonic bird riders and they had none, creating an obvious imbalance. If the enemy only consisted of demonic bird riders, it wouldn’t have been an issue, but he feared they all were mages capable of launching attacks from the backs of these demonic birds. Even if they were not able to perform powerful spells from the demonic bird’s back, they could still cast minor spells, which would have a repressive influence on the ground. Besides, apart from spells, they had talismans they could use, which require much less stringent conditions.

Not only did Qi Tian realize the strictness of the situation, but even Wang Haiyan and the others understood they were about to face a tough fight.

“Brother Wang, do you have any tools that we can use against those demonic bird riders? I have prepared a few spears that we can use as javelins. However, those demonic bird riders are too high above the ground, I’m not sure if I can hit them with the javelins,” Qi Tian, standing shoulder to shoulder with Wang Haiyan, asked.

Wang Haiyan shook his head. Just when he was about to say “no”, Li Xue, the female cultivator who mocked Qi Tian earlier, said, “Senpai, didn’t we find a bow during our training in Lianying Realm? Isn’t that the technical weapon to deal with those demonic bird riders? Why not bring it out and let some people take a good look.”

Wang Haiyan said, “Junior Sister, stop messing around. That bow is a fifty stone bow. One needs six thousand pounds of strength to pull it open. Moreover, it’s a True Essence Bow, normal arrows can’t be used with it, only true essence arrows can be used. The consumption is huge—a true essence arrow needs one complete channeling path. Even I can’t guarantee to shoot an arrow right now.”

Qi Tian’s heart moved, “Brother Wang, at this moment, shooting one arrow is better than none. What if we can knock down a demonic bird rider with a single arrow? If anyone capable shoots one arrow, we can scare them all away and our crisis will be solved.”

Wang Haiyan, after pondering a little, nodded. There were too many demonic bird riders amongst the native cultivators that attacked them, putting them in a rather passive situation. If they could scare them off, it would undeniably be the best outcome. He swept his hand over the storage bag at his waist and a bow taller than a person instantly appeared in his hand.

This bow appeared to be pitch-black all over, with a red thread running through its entire body. The bowstring was as thick as a child’s finger, and even under the sunlight, it had no luster.

Wang Haiyan held the bow, walking outside the peach wood fish scale array. Raising his head, he aimed the bow at the first demonic bird rider. He gripped the bow with one hand and began pulling the bowstring with the other.

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It was apparent that when Wang Haiyan pulled more than half of the bowstring, he started having difficulties. He was only at the eighth level of Qi cultivation, having opened up twenty-one channels, none of which were completely open. His strength just barely broke six thousand pounds, so pulling open this bow was quite a challenge.

Wang Haiyan knew this all too well. If he insisted on pulling the bow to its full extent, he wouldn’t be able to fire an essence arrow, rendering pulling the bow meaningless. So, when he had pulled the bow to about 80% tension, he collected the true essence from within his channels. Through the rune engraved on the body and bowstring, the true essence created an arrow.

The demonic bird rider noticed Wang Haiyan. He recognized the Double-horned Bow, known to set the universe with a single arrow, it was quite famous. However, in reality, very few people used or equipped the Double-horned Bow. The reason was simple—the Double-horned Bow had high usage requirements and consumed too much energy. Ordinary Qi cultivators couldn’t handle it, and those who could, couldn’t shoot many arrows. Therefore, the Double-horned Bow became a useless existence. The inventor had made a few of them and seeing no response from people, he stopped manufacturing this standard spirit weapon.

The demonic bird rider also knew how to effectively deal with the Double-horned Bow – skirmishing. Although the Double-horned Bow was powerful, it consumed a lot of resources and was inflexible in combat. As long as one can avoid the arrows, the threat of the Double-horned Bow is negated. Plus, given its massive consumption, as long as one drags the user into firing a few arrows, the user can almost be considered wasted, left with no fighting power and can be slaughtered at will.

The demonic bird rider showed a cruel smirk. He sent a signal to the demonic bird beneath him. The demonic bird was connected to his thoughts and started flying in the air with him, moving without any obvious pattern, sometimes fast, sometimes slow—sometimes circling, sometimes going straight.

A glum look covered Wang Haiyan’s face as he watched the Demonic Bird Rider swoop through the air, making it impossible for his aim to find its true mark. He was helpless in his inability to retrieve the already condensed True Essence Arrow. Depending solely on his instincts, he pulled the Double-horned Bow in a particular direction. The moment his hand loosened on the bowstring, the True Essence Arrow flew.

In the vast sky, the Demonic Bird Rider, with its unpredictable movement, had evaded Wang Haiyan’s arrow without any effort. He audaciously laughed out loud in mid-air, taunted them in the common language of cultivators, “That’s all you got? You can’t even shoot a second arrow. You people are useless now. When my brothers arrive, we’ll bring some color to your lives. We’ll kill all the men, have some fun with the women, and then sell them as slaves.”

Enraged, Wang Haiyan rebuked, “If you dare, come down here and let’s settle this with a proper battle!”

“Brother Wang, cool down.” Qi Tian stepped out of the peachwood fish scale array and stood beside Wang Haiyan, “You have done your best. Let me try.”

“Are you sure?” a skeptical Wang Haiyan asked Qi Tian.

“Qi Tian, who do you think you are? Still want to give it a try? At such a time, can we stop pretending?” Li Xue remarked cynically.

Ignoring Li Xue, Qi Tian extended his hand towards Wang Haiyan, “At a time like this, what harm is there in letting me try? Are you afraid I might steal your bow, Brother Wang?”

“How come?” Seeing Qi Tian’s determination, Wang Haiyan could no longer refuse. He handed over the double-horned bow to Qi Tian with a word of caution, “Be careful, don’t strain too much, it won’t be good if you snap your fingers.”

“Thank you, Brother Wang.” Qi Tian held the Double-horned Bow firmly in his hands. Observing the defiant Demonic Bird Rider still hovering in the sky and his fast-approaching companions, he realized he didn’t have much time. The Heavenly Dao Engine activated, with the Power Mode doubling his strength. With one hand holding the bow and the other pulling the string, he effortlessly pulled it to its full extent, like a common bow. Following this, a radiant and transparent arrow made entirely of True Essence appeared on the bowstring.

“How is this possible? How could he pull this bow? The True Essence Arrow condensed by him is so solid, it’s like an entity carved out of a crystal. How strong is he? To what degree has his True Essence solidified?” Wang Haiyan, Li Xue, and the others looked on in horror.

At that moment, Qi Tian released the string and propelled the True Essence Arrow. With a crisp “snap”, the arrow broke the sound barrier, reaching speeds faster than sound. The horrific scene when the Double-horned Bow truly released its potential unfolded.

Both the Bird Rider and his mount were taken down by the arrow, piercing the Bird’s neck, severing its windpipe, while leaving a gash on the Rider’s thigh. The bird plummeted ground-wards, desperate flapping its wings. However, it couldn’t sustain the flight, and in a few seconds, both the Bird and Rider fell from a great height. The resultant thud left nothing but a mush of meat.

“Good job! Excellent!” Wang Haiyan became the first to applaud. He didn’t expect Qi Tian to be so powerful, being able to utilize the Double-horned Bow and effortlessly taking down a Demonic Bird Rider with a single arrow.

The applauds and cheers from other cultivators followed suit. They were admirers of strength. Even though Qi Tian was of a lower cultivation realm as compared to them, he achieved something none of them could, thus erasing all their previous contempt for him and replacing it with admiration.

Li Xue, however, didn’t look too pleased; though she too held back any harsh words at the fear of angering Qi Tian, lest he use the Double-horned Bow to aim an arrow at her. That would be the end of her.

Despite his celebrated feat of killing the Demonic Bird Rider and on being lauded, only Qi Tian knew the cost he paid. The entire channel of True Essence within him was emptied out to condense a True Essence Arrow, with a high consumption of his True Essence reserves.